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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure you will agree, Mr Speaker, that fish and chips are the great British culinary gift, and that the local fish and chip shop is often the centre of a community. You may…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ11. We now know that every ambulance service in the whole country is in a critical state, but last week, well before the current national heatwave emergency, my constituent Mrs…13 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is a privilege to follow the contribution from the Chair of the Education Committee, the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon). His words were brave, but one suspects a…06 Jul 2022HANSARD Equality of Opportunity: South-East WakefieldI beg to move, That this House has considered increasing equality of economic opportunities in south east Wakefield. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I thank…21 Jun 2022HANSARDFossil Fuel Interest Groups4. If he will make an assessment of the effect of fossil fuel interest groups on the outcomes of COP26.15 Jun 2022HANSARDFossil Fuel Interest GroupsLook, the truth is that the whole process of transition is either stalled or in reverse. We know that there are powerful interest groups in Downing Street saying that climate…15 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing this important debate. I will…14 Jun 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressI have been listening carefully to this debate. Speaking from the point of view of one of the villages at the heart of England, in Yorkshire, it is occasionally very difficult to…10 May 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda10. What steps her Department is taking to help implement the Government's levelling-up agenda.13 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaThe point is that the Minister’s Department is required to address poverty and to make work pay, but the minimum wage is simply too low. Otherwise, why is it that 2.3 million…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsIs it not clear, first, that many other countries have been vaccinating this age range for some time; secondly, that school classes have been engines for transmission; and…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Levelling-up Agenda in the NorthMy hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for his constituency and his area. Does he accept that the whole of the north is in a similar position and that the whole of this younger…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CarePutting aside the unfairness of the national insurance tax rise that the Prime Minister is proposing, is it not the case that the expenditure cap will be his poll tax? In his…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNHS PayI am pleased to present this petition on behalf of 815,000 people who have expressed their views about the Government’s paltry offer of 3% to NHS staff. The petition states: The…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS PayIt is just the petition, as agreed with the office. I will take your advice, for which I thank you, and perhaps I shall just say that the petition is available for people to read.…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS PayI wonder if you could give me guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am reading out the words of the petition; it is not a speech.22 Jul 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, after you helped me to set up my parliamentary office 25 years ago, I think, this month. As we are thinking about…22 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateThe whole country wants to see a proper pay rise for NHS staff, and we await the Government’s announcement. The central ethos of healthcare through generations and centuries has…21 Jul 2021HANSARD ColombiaThank you, Mrs Miller, for your guidance on the four-minute limit, which I will try my very best to adhere to. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne)…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThe Government’s health strategy is clear: while health demand rises, the amount of resources being provided to the NHS is declining, which leaves well-heeled patients with…14 Jul 2021